3 for 3, bitches!!
shoulda been 4 for 4 but didnt have time to jot down thoughts about maia/quarry.
running total on dis blog is 6-1, putting me at 86% with my fight predictions.
related prediction: the more fights i predict, the closer i'll approach 100%. blee dat.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
quick ufc 91 predictions
lesnar vs couture: LESNAR
bad matchup for randy. lesnar is too big, too athletic, too good at wrestling and top position, and looks to have a huge reach advantage. couture's not gonna win with striking either from outside or from the tie up. couture's game is all about the tie up. but lesnar's fists and grappling skills are more than enough to nullify randy's clinch game. that, and lesnar is right about randy having trouble with defending from bottom against big grapplers. cases in point: couture/barnett and couture/ricco. oh..and those weigh-in pics. lesnar looks strong, couture looks weak. i think the unstoppable frate trane called brock lesnar starts picking up steam tonight.
the next 2 fights, i dont feel strongly about. i just think they'll probly boost my fight prediction record sooner. heh.
florian vs stevenson: FLORIAN
florian has the huge advantage in striking. plus florian is a cutter and joe is a bleeder. not good for joe. florian has the advantage on the ground. joes only real chance in this fight is to use his only advantage, takedowns, to put florian on his back and hold him there for a decision. i think florian can bring it back to the feet though and probably cut his way to victory.
bocek vs robertson: BOCEK
go kid red. theyre both grapplers. bocek, however, has a competition resume that lightyears more accomplished than robertson's. dont know much about robinson xcept his only losses have been against good bjj/sub guys, which kid red is. kid red's only losses have come from strikes, a style in which robertson does not xcel.
bad matchup for randy. lesnar is too big, too athletic, too good at wrestling and top position, and looks to have a huge reach advantage. couture's not gonna win with striking either from outside or from the tie up. couture's game is all about the tie up. but lesnar's fists and grappling skills are more than enough to nullify randy's clinch game. that, and lesnar is right about randy having trouble with defending from bottom against big grapplers. cases in point: couture/barnett and couture/ricco. oh..and those weigh-in pics. lesnar looks strong, couture looks weak. i think the unstoppable frate trane called brock lesnar starts picking up steam tonight.
the next 2 fights, i dont feel strongly about. i just think they'll probly boost my fight prediction record sooner. heh.
florian vs stevenson: FLORIAN
florian has the huge advantage in striking. plus florian is a cutter and joe is a bleeder. not good for joe. florian has the advantage on the ground. joes only real chance in this fight is to use his only advantage, takedowns, to put florian on his back and hold him there for a decision. i think florian can bring it back to the feet though and probably cut his way to victory.
bocek vs robertson: BOCEK
go kid red. theyre both grapplers. bocek, however, has a competition resume that lightyears more accomplished than robertson's. dont know much about robinson xcept his only losses have been against good bjj/sub guys, which kid red is. kid red's only losses have come from strikes, a style in which robertson does not xcel.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
u never know what youll find on the internet
for an information whore like myself, the internet is pure awesome.
take today for example. i was researching some info on my area. one link lead to another, and before i knew it, i learn my brother (who lives nowhere near here) has been travelling all over the place competing in grappling tournaments, including the recent mundials. i didnt even know he trained!
amazing thing, this internet.
take today for example. i was researching some info on my area. one link lead to another, and before i knew it, i learn my brother (who lives nowhere near here) has been travelling all over the place competing in grappling tournaments, including the recent mundials. i didnt even know he trained!
amazing thing, this internet.
Lyoto Machida x Thiago Alves
Interesting article over at Tatame. These two who are facing each other in an upcoming UFC (not UFC 91), interviewed each other. The responses were level-headed and respectful.
Lyoto sums up my opinion when he says:
They are both great strikers slash skilled grapplers who like to throw down on the feet. Lyoto is easily by far the more technical, deliberate, and strategic of the two. But Alves is "technical enough," which combined with his aggression makes this a hard fight to predict. My gut says Lyoto by decision. But gambling on this match would be a gamble in the fullest sense of the word. If I had to put money on it, I would drop a few bucks on whoever is the underdog. But I wouldn't count on a payoff. Lol. Great matchup, should be a great fight.
Thiago Alves HL by SakuZombie
Lyoto Machida HL by thedrinkableone
You have your merits, if you were a bad athlete you wouldn’t be where you are. You’re a top level opponent… I wouldn’t say difficult, but a top level one. It’ll be a fight of unbeatable.
-- Thiago Alves
Lyoto sums up my opinion when he says:
I think the fight will be the synthesis of the modern MMA, will have everything: takedowns, striking and I think we’ll do everything that exists in MMA, and the fight might be a stand up one. I consider you a tough guy, but I think my technique is superior.
-- Lyoto Machida
They are both great strikers slash skilled grapplers who like to throw down on the feet. Lyoto is easily by far the more technical, deliberate, and strategic of the two. But Alves is "technical enough," which combined with his aggression makes this a hard fight to predict. My gut says Lyoto by decision. But gambling on this match would be a gamble in the fullest sense of the word. If I had to put money on it, I would drop a few bucks on whoever is the underdog. But I wouldn't count on a payoff. Lol. Great matchup, should be a great fight.
Thiago Alves HL by SakuZombie
Lyoto Machida HL by thedrinkableone
itching...
to train, compete, put it on the line, fucking light shit up again. its been many years, you see. i always knew it would be just a matter of time. its in my nature, you see. im fucking stoked right now and i have a plan on how to work shit back in, how to work around all these constraints tying me down....
Saturday, November 8, 2008
andy vs kron
ya, its several yrs old, from around the time i was hardcore MIA. knew about it but never seen it till now. well, this hl anyway.
andy's post-match antics never fail to entertain. lol.
andy's post-match antics never fail to entertain. lol.
oh wow these midgets
bizaare dwarf midget thai boxing match thingy
little midget vs tiny midget on jerry springer
little midget vs tiny midget on jerry springer
Sunday, November 2, 2008
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